Mysore to Nelliyampathy Mini Bus for Groups of 14 to 25
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Pothundy Dam
At the foot of the ghat near Nenmara. A short stop by the dam on the way up.
Distance
310 km
From Mysore
Time
About 7 hr
Via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Nenmara
Starting from
₹ 30600
3 days, 900 km, 14 seater
14 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
15 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/1
NORMALAC15 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
16 Seater Mini bus A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC16 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC18 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
19 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC19 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
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20 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC20 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹32,128 ₹38,757
+ ₹5657 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC22 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
25 Seater Mini Bus A/C 2/2
NORMALAC25 Seats
₹33,874 ₹40,871
+ ₹5971 (Taxes & Charges)
12 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC12 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
Mini Bus 13 Seater Executive A/C 2/1
LUXURYAC13 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
14 Seater Mini Bus Executive A/C 2/2
LUXURYAC14 Seats
₹30,282 ₹36,543
+ ₹5343 (Taxes & Charges)
18 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC18 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
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19 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC19 Seats
₹37,366 ₹45,100
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
20 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC20 Seats
₹44,450 ₹53,657
+ ₹7857 (Taxes & Charges)
21 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
NORMALAC21 Seats
₹37,466 ₹45,200
+ ₹6600 (Taxes & Charges)
22 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/2
LUXURYAC22 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
24 Seater Mini Bus A/C Executive 2/1
LUXURYAC24 Seats
₹42,704 ₹51,543
+ ₹7543 (Taxes & Charges)
Start
60 km
135 km
205 km
245 km
285 km
310 km
Early pickup
The mini bus starts at 6 am from one or two boarding points in Mysuru, with bags in the back and water bottles at each seat. A group of 14 to 25 should name one person to hold the list. Nelliyampathy is about seven hours away with halts, so the return day also needs an early start. If the group gets back on a Sunday evening, the palace is lit from 7 pm for under an hour, a good last look at Mysore. The bus takes the Nanjangud road south.
Breakfast in the district town
Chamarajanagar is the breakfast halt, about 60 km from Mysore. Hotels on the main road take a group of 20 at once, and the mini bus parks outside. The Chamarajeshwara temple in the centre was built from 1825 under Krishnaraja Wodeyar III; a few people can walk across for a look while the rest finish eating. Use the restrooms and fill the water can, since the forest road towards Hasanur and the Dhimbam ghat has no stops.
Down the Dhimbam ghat
The mini bus comes down the Dhimbam ghat, where vehicles with 12 or more wheels are not allowed, to Bannari and Sathyamangalam. A mini bus is well within the limit, and the driver takes the hairpins in low gear. The halt at Sathy is 15 minutes for tea and restrooms with a head count. The town sits on the Bhavani with green fields on both banks, and NH948 carries on to Coimbatore.
Lunch in the city
Coimbatore is lunch for the group, at a meals hotel with parking on the way out by Pollachi Road. Potato rice and banana leaf meals come quickly for a large table. Kovai Kutralam falls are about 45 km from the city, and Isha Yoga Centre with the Adiyogi statue about 35 km, both for another trip. Keep an hour, with the head count. Ask the hotel to start serving the moment the group sits, because twenty orders taken one by one cost a lot of time.
Coconut town
Pollachi, about 40 km south of Coimbatore, is a market town known for its jaggery, vegetables and cattle trade. The halt is 15 minutes for tender coconut and the restrooms, with the bus parked on the main road. Aliyar dam lies at the foot of the Anamalai hills to the south, at about 293 m. From here the mini bus turns west into Kerala towards Nenmara. Valparai and Topslip are also reached from this town, so the main road carries plenty of tourist traffic on weekends.
Foot of the hills
Nenmara is the last town in the plains, a Kerala town of paddy fields about 40 km from Pollachi. Stop here for ten minutes if anyone needs the restroom or feels unwell, because the ghat starts a few km on and has no good place to halt. The climb is about 25 km with many bends; the mini bus takes it slowly, and everyone stays seated. Hand the window seats to anyone who gets travel sick, and keep the music low so the driver can hear the horn of oncoming vehicles.
Estate stay
Nelliyampathy is an estate area, tea, coffee and cardamom, with few shops. The mini bus drops the group at the stay if the road allows; on rough estate tracks, the stay's jeep may carry people and bags for the last part, so tell us the stay name early. Fix dinner for the group in advance; Kerala meals are the usual fare. Evenings are cool, so keep a sweater out. The driver parks where the stay tells him and is ready for the next morning.
Planning a Mysore to Nelliyampathy mini bus trip for 20 people who want quiet hills and tea estates? We collect at a hotel near Mysuru Palace or the Suburban bus stand, cross the Dhimbam ghat in daylight and reach the Kerala hills by evening. Ask for mini bus on rent in Mysore with Tejas Tours & Travels.
Route | One way | Nelliyampathy and back | Time by mini bus |
|---|---|---|---|
Mysore to Nelliyampathy via Chamarajanagar, Coimbatore and Nenmara | About 310 km | About 620 km | About 7 hr with stops |
Nelliyampathy is about 310 km from Mysore, close to 620 km there and back. That is billed as 3 days, 900 km. Tolls, parking, the Tamil Nadu and Kerala permits for the vehicle, and GST are added. Fuel and our driver are in the km rate; the driver bata is added per day. AC and non-AC available.
Vehicle | Rate per km | 3 days, 900 km | 4 days, 1,200 km | 5 days, 1,500 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹32 | ₹30,600 | ₹40,800 | ₹51,000 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹34 | ₹32,700 | ₹43,600 | ₹54,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 | |
₹46 | ₹43,500 | ₹58,000 | ₹72,500 | |
₹36 | ₹34,500 | ₹46,000 | ₹57,500 |
Totals are the km fare plus the day driver allowance. Extra: night driver allowance (₹600 to ₹700 a night, by size), tolls, parking, Tamil Nadu permit and 5% GST. Shared by 25, 4 days in the 25 Seater Mini Bus is about ₹1,840 a person.
For 14 to 16: 16 seater mini bus. Up to 18: 18 seater mini bus. 19 or 20 people: 20 seater mini bus. 25 or fewer: 25 seater mini bus.
Ten or twelve of you? The Mysore to Nelliyampathy tempo traveller suits the hill road better. A big group of 40? See the Mysore to Nelliyampathy bus.
Cancellation: no charge more than 72 hours before pickup; see the cancellation policy for the rest.
Travelled to Bangalore
I would like to thank Shashikala for helping me in booking our 21 seater mini bus She was with me coordinating and reassuring right from day 0 till the last minute I completely recommend Tejas Tours & Travels 21 seater executive mini bus was in excellent condition Driver Somanna was a professional driver, accommodating and kind hearted Thank you so much for making our trip a memorable one
Shubha Ranganath
21/04/2026 Bangalore
5/5
Mysore to Coimbatore
Amazing experience with tejas tours and travels . Ranjini is very cooperative and guidance us in booking bus and connected with us in whole trip. Driver kartik is very cooperative . We plan for 6 days tour banglore mysore ooty coimbatore . Mini bus is good in condition and clean bus . Good experience . We all are happy 😊
Piyush bhoya
6/11/2025 mysore ooty coimbatore
5/5
Mysore to Chikmagalur
Excellent service from Tejas travel, we had booked 25 seater mini bus for two days to visit Chikmagalur from Mysore with family and kids, vehicle was good, neat and clean, driver Sandeep was excellent person with soft spoken and good attitude, we enjoyed the trip, Mr. Imran provided timely help and made our booking and vehicle arrangements easy and comfortable. Thanks Tejas Travels, Imran and Sandeep. Looking forward to utilize Tejas travel service again.
Mr Mohammed
6/11/2023 Chikmagalur
5/5
Travelled to Bangalore
Very well maintained vehicles, polite and cooperative staff, excellent service, worth recommending. We used their mini bus for 8 days. Our driver Nutan and our point of contact Laxmi were super supportive.
Abhas Patel
3/4/2024 Bangalore
5/5
Nelliyampathy is about 310 km from Mysore by road, about 620 km there and back. The mini bus goes by Chamarajanagar, the Dhimbam ghat, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore and Pollachi, then into Kerala at Nenmara for the climb. Plan about 7 hours with breakfast, lunch and tea halts. A 6 am start puts the group at the estate by afternoon.
Yes, with care. It has many hairpin bends from Pothundy, so we go up in daylight.
Need only a drop? Ask for a one way quote. With a trip this long, we send the km as a written quote first.
The Dhimbam forest road is closed to most traffic at night, so we plan to cross by afternoon. If night driving still happens, the night bata is on the quote. It is ₹600 to ₹700, by size a night for the mini bus.
The 18 or 20 seater. See mini bus on rent in Mysore.
No. Tolls, parking, GST and the Tamil Nadu and Kerala vehicle permits are added at actual cost.
No limit applies to a mini bus. The Dhimbam ghat bans vehicles with 12 or more wheels and trucks of 16.2 tonnes and above, and night traffic on the Bannari to Dhimbam stretch has been restricted at times. A mini bus is light enough, and we plan the ghat for daytime anyway. The 27 hairpins take a while, so the driver goes slowly.
Plan for two winding roads, the Dhimbam ghat and the climb after Nenmara. Give children a light breakfast and the front window seats on those parts, and carry paper bags and mint sweets. There are no shops in the forest or at the top, so pack snacks, water and a sweater for each child. Ask the driver for a halt at Nenmara before the last climb.
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